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Wildlife Specialist
Carnivore
Location
Yulee, Florida, United States
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full Time
Experience
1+ years
Compensation
Compensation not disclosed
Posted
1d ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Wildlife Specialist is a member of the Animal Care team responsible for the daily care of animals, including diet preparation, medication administration, and monitoring health. The role also involves habitat maintenance, operating equipment, and participating in conservation management and staff training.
The Wildlife Specialist operates as a key member of the Animal Care team to achieve exceptional animal and facility care standards across habitat areas, actively sustaining White Oak’s wildlife collection and conservation breeding programs.
Essential Duties
1. Animal Care & Husbandry
Daily Care & Diet: Participate in daily animal care, prepare specialized animal diets, and administer prescribed medications and nutritional supplements.
Health & Monitoring: Monitor and report on the health, behavior, and well-being of animals; maintain accurate daily records and reports.
Reproduction & Neonatal Care: Maintain knowledge of breeding management, neonatal care, and participate in conservation management initiatives like operant conditioning and area research projects.
2. Medical & Veterinary Support
Advanced Husbandry: Assist with medical procedures, routine health checks, treatments, and advanced husbandry practices under supervision (e.g., fluid therapy, blood collections).
Diagnostics & Transfers: Collect medical samples for diagnostic testing/analysis; manage internal transfers and assist with external animal transports.
3. Facility Maintenance & Equipment Operations
Habitat & Grounds Maintenance: Maintain habitats via mowing, weed-eating, pressure washing, substrate work, limb pickup, minor repairs, and general cleaning of non-animal spaces (e.g., food storage, equipment, vehicles).
Heavy Machinery & Equipment: Operate small equipment and farm machinery, including tractors, skid steer loaders, utility/stock trailers, forklifts (for moving troughs, snags, and crates), and backhoes (for habitat maintenance, dirt work, and digging holes).
Repairs & Safety: Monitor/assist contractor work, notify management of maintenance/work orders, and strictly enforce workplace safety protocols and advanced safe animal handling techniques.
4. Leadership, Training & Collaboration
Staff & Intern Training: Participate in the intern hiring process (applications, interviews, training) and mentor/train new staff members.
General Duties: Perform other duties as required to ensure world-class care for White Oak's wildlife collection.
Requirements
Education & Experience
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of related experience in a zoo, farm, veterinary clinic, or animal husbandry setting is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Conservation Alignment: Genuine commitment to conservation, animal care, animal health, and White Oak's mission, values, and vision.
Interpersonal Skills: Strong problem resolution, active listening, communication, and team-player attitude.
Work Ethic & Adaptability: Self-motivated, efficient self-starter with strong time management, multi-tasking abilities, resilience, and flexibility toward new assignments and changing environments.
Physical Requirements, Hazards & Special Working Conditions
Licensing: Valid Florida or Georgia driver’s license.
Physical Demands: Able to exert up to 50 lbs of force (lift, push, pull, carry), work outside for long periods in all conditions (heat, humidity, bugs), and climb a 5-foot ladder.
Working Conditions: Involves driving large vehicles on/off road; exposure to fumes, dust, odors, moving mechanical parts, and machinery. Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and emergencies.
Updated 1d ago
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White Oak Conservation
Team size
Growing team
Location
Yulee, Florida, United States
White Oak conserves and sustains some of the earth's rarest wild animals through innovative training, research, education, and conservation breeding programs that contribute to the survival of wildlife in nature. The conservation programs span 600 acres along the St. Mary’s River in northeast Florida, surrounded by 22,000 acres of mixed forest and wetlands that make up the beautiful White Oak property. Founded in 1982, White Oak leads professional efforts to improve veterinary care, develop holistic animal management techniques, and better understand the biology of critically endangered species by providing excellent care and managing conservation programs for over 30 species of imperiled wildlife in large, naturalistic habitats.
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Wildlife Specialist
Yulee, Florida, United States • Full Time